Speeches, etc.
| Document type: | Speeches, interviews, etc. |
|---|---|
| Venue: | Bonn |
| Source: | ITN Archive: First Report |
| Editorial comments: | Early morning. A later ITN bulletin (Early Evening News, 1750-1801) reported MT as saying that she was "over the moon" about the result and that it showed that the commonsense majority were no longer prepared to put up with a "dithering" government. |
| Importance ranking: | Minor |
| Word count: | 61 |
| Themes: | By-elections |
The Conservative Leader, Mrs. Thatcher, on a visit to West Germany at the moment, greeted the result as “marvellous news … . the realisation that we in the Conservative Party now represent the common sense majority of the country.”
Well, however that may be, it's certainly a slap in the face for the Labour Party. …